MLEI - Environmental Inspection Checklist

• Project Name

  Select

• Contract No:

  MCC-101293-21-0027

  Other

• Document No.

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

• Contractor:

  Symal Infrastructure Pty Ltd

  Other

• Prepared by:

  Select Jason Clements (MLEI) James O'Conner (MLEI) Adam Grant (MCC) Brendan Howard (MCC) Alan Michie (FBE) Steve Morton (RGS) Other

  • Jason Clements (MLEI)
  • James O'Conner (MLEI)
  • Adam Grant (MCC)
  • Brendan Howard (MCC)
  • Alan Michie (FBE)
  • Steve Morton (RGS)
  • Other

• Skip 'Environmental Management'?

• Does the environment site representative (ESA) have an appropriate site presence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are regular / weekly environmental checklists being undertaken, documented and actions closed out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have EWMS been approved and signed for current activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are works consistent with EWMS and are workers informed of requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Hours of Works'?

• Are works restricted to the nominated work hours

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is starting or warming up of equipment restricted to the above hours

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Access, Traffic Management and Site Facilities'?

• Is access to properties maintained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all compound, batch plant, storage and stockpile areas covered with a hardstand base to prevent soil erosion and dust generation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is refuelling of all machinery within site compound, storage or stockpile areas undertaken in appropriately bunded area on an impervious surface?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does ESCP include site compounds, stockpile sites and other storage areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Toe of stockpiled material not closer than 5m to a fence, drain or existing trees to be retained. Has protective fencing been placed around trees to be retained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is parking of vehicles and machinery occurring under dripline of trees to be retained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is designated parking identified and marked within compound site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are facilities within site compound located to maximise noise shielding for residential receivers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are noisy activities within site compound planned for times of the day when they will have least impact on residential receivers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are construction traffic movements restricted to designated routes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Erosion and Sedimentation Control'?

• Does each section of the project have a relevant, up to date and approved ESCP

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has upstream water been diverted around construction activities

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ERSED controls maintained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are existing and new drainage lines protected by maintained sediment controls and clear of obstructions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are daily records of rainfall being kept

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the following ERSED inspections occurring : weekly, daily during periods of rainfall, within 24hrs of cessation of rainfall events causing runoff from the construction site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are reviews of ERSED occurring following rainfall events exceeding 10mm

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has water quality monitoring occurred in accordance with monitoring plan

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment controlled from entering waterways.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mud prevented from being deposited on roadways. (Shakers / washdown / other)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment basins tested prior to release.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Re-vegetation progressively undertaken

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work being staged to minimise extent and duration of disturbance to vegetation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste from wash down of plant, bitumen sprayers, concrete trucks etc, controlled and adequately treated.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any sedimentation basins nearing capacity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do inlets of basins have gypsum placed ready for next rain event?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all site drainage directed toward maintained sediment controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Stockpile Management'?

• Stockpiles clear of protected areas with appropriate sediment controls (40m from waterway unless otherwise approved)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stockpiles max 2m in height unless otherwise approved

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a S143 been obtained for any stockpiling on private land

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are topsoil stockpiles maintained to prevent weed growth

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stockpile locations shown on relevant ESCP

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mulch stockpiles located away from watercourses and drainage lines with effective upstream controls installed to reduce tannin production

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Water Extraction'?

• Is water extraction occurring from an approved sourced identified in the CEMP

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the water extraction location setup to minimise impacts on source. ie designated hardstand remote from source.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the volume of water extraction within the approved limit

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Dewatering'?

• Is work being undertaken in a manner that prevents pollution of waters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all construction plant and equipment used being operated and maintained in a manner to prevent potential for pollution of waters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has EWMS been prepared for dewatering of any excavations, including basins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Works in Waterways'?

• Is there a fisheries permit in place for the works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have fisheries been consulted, sent relevent plans and invited to attend site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the works in accordance with the fisheries permit.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work in waterways being undertaken in environmentally sensitive manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where feasible, has bank vegetation been retained and scour protection been integrated into bank?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an EWMS been submitted for works in or adjacent to a waterway and submitted and approved prior to commencement of works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are temporary crossings designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with environmental approval, permits and Blue Book?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do crossing allow for fish passage at nominated locations

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are temporary crossings being used for shortest time required to complete their designed operational function?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does crossing employ material that will minimise sediment material entering the waterway?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If rock used, is it of suitable size to prevent/reduce likelihood of washing away in storm or flood event?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have works been designed, planned and undertaken to minimise the impact on drainage and flooding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Flooding'?

• A works being managed in accordance with the FRAP

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the compounds above the 5% AEP unless otherwise approved

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stockpiles above the 20% AEP unless otherwise approved

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures for flood preparation understood by workers (displayed?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there high ground for storage of machinery above the 20% AEP or greater during periods of potential flooding

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are road closure procedures in place and understood

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the contractor have a designated person responsible for flood preparedness and response

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are key contacts and communication lines understood / in place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Dust and Air Quality'?

• Any areas of significant dust generation and dust suppression used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all trucks with loads covered prior to exiting the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Air Quality Monitoring devices working & checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stockpile sites covered or cover crops established.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are measures in place to remove mud and debris from wheels and truck bodies prior to entering local roads

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any material tracked onto local roads at exit points been removed.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exposed areas not currently worked (greater than two weeks) stabilised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have stockpiles been located in non-dust sensitive areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are engines of plant and vehicles switched off when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is burning off of waste occurring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Noise Control'?

• Have baseline noise levels been assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Machines fitted with proper noise suppression devices.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any areas where significant noise is generated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Noise Monitoring devices working & being checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site Construction hours being adhered to, no breaches?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is starting or warming up of equipment restricted to the above hours

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is time and duration of noisy work restricted to minimise impacts upon noise sensitive receivers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Acoustic screening or enclosures used around fixed plant under regular operation that may affect noise sensitive receivers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sawcutting or other high noise operations being managed to minimise noise impacts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is maintenance work on construction plant being undertaken away from noise sensitive receivers and within approved working hours?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are out of hours works required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the out of hours works have planning approval? Are there out of hours procedures (pemit) and are they being followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Ground Vibration'?

• Have Building Condition Inspection reports submitted prior to works commencing.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any areas where significant vibration is generated affecting nearby buildings & utilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is vibration monitoring occurring? Is equipment configured to alert equipment operators via audible or visual methods when level of vibration approaches or exceeds limits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Clearing and Vegetation'?

• Are clearing limits identified by clearly visible markers no more than 15m intervals on each side of road formation and bridges? Prior to clearing is delineation inplace using highly visible and robust barrier or tape?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have clearing areas been checked by qualified ecologist and habitat trees identified prior to disturbing.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Debris from clearing safely stockpile / safely disposed of.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is delineation and signage maintained in good condition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have retained threatened species, culturally significant areas and EECs clearly marked out on site with no-go signage used to identify them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Trees and other vegetation adjacent to the works preserved and protected from damage by fencing around dripline, no stockpiling or vehicle parking

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all areas outside defined clearing limits protected as ‘No-go’ zones

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has vegetation been retained within 15m of all watercourses and drainage lines until immediately before construction commences in the area.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where possible have grasses and small understory species been retained adjacent to waterways

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weeds removed and dispose of in accordance with Weed Management Plan

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Mulch'?

• Has native vegetation removed during clearing be used for ERSED, merchantable timber, landscaping mulch or fauna habitat

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If exotic species are proposed for mulch, has the Contractor demonstrated that use will not result in eco-toxicological impacts or spread of weeds

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are mulch stockpiles located away from areas that will result in tannin leachate entering waterways

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stockpiles been monitored and managed to avoid spontaneous combustion ie flat tops, not too large and turned regularly

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Fauna'?

• Hollow trees marked, felled last, felled tree left on ground to allow fauna to vacate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Precautions taken to protect all native wildlife.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Contact numbers for WIRES & NPWS on site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Fire Precautions'?

• During high fire danger periods is all equipment that could discharge sparks fitted with spark arresters

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any cutting, welding, grinding or other activity likely to generate fire occurring during total fire ban days

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where there is a risk of fire caused by work are crews trained with regard to fire prevention, safety and basic fire fighting skills.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are personnel and vehicles involved in above adequately equipped.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Spillage Prevention and Containment'?

• Where in a location with direct drainage to a waterway or sensitive area, is refuelling, maintenance of plant and equipment, mixing of cutting oil or any other activity which may result in spillage of chemical or hazardous material occurring wihtin temporary bunding and greater than 50m of waterway.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all refuelling activities attended

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate supplies of spill clean up available

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have daily checks of plant and equipment occurred

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are chemicals and fuels stored in adequately sized bunded areas to 120% of the largest container within the bund.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the capacity of bunded areas maintained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Prior to discharge of water from any bund has checks been completed to ensure compliance with legislation or water quality criteria. Are records kept of checks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are MSDS available for all chemicals and dangerous goods within each bunded area.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Pestcides'?

• Where pesticide use is >5L/kg concentrate or >20L/kg of ready-use product has a pesticide record sheet been completed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If a pesticide is used near a waterway it is registered for use near a waterway

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any sensitive places with regard to pesticide use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is pesticide use avoided on hot days when plants are stressed, after seed has set, within 24hrs of rain or when rain is imminent and when winds will cause drift into non-target areas.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Heritage'?

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE

• Are works being undertaken in accordance with AHIP if relevant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an unexpected find procedure in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff working adjacent to the above sites aware of site locations and their responsibilities with regard to protection of sites

  Yes

  No

  N/A

NON INDIGENOUS HERITAGE

• Where relevent, are works being undertaken in accordance with Section 140 permit.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the following sites protected from construction impacts<br>H9, H29, H30, H35 and H39

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff working adjacent to the above sites aware of site locations and their responsibilities with regard to protection of sites

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Contaminated Ground'?

• Acid Sulphate Soils (PASS / ASS)<br>Have appropriate measures / controls been implemented.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Skip 'Waste Management'?

• Are adequately signed separate bins provided at site compounds for waste streams to promote recycling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate waste separation occurring

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is disposal of chemical and fuel containers in accordance with local council and EPA requirements.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site maintained in a clean and tidy condition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any waste transported from site to a place not owned by RMS or not a licenced waste facility subject to a signed S143 notice. Does the S143 cover the total quantity of waste.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Signature

  Sign